Splitting Sounds On the Board

gjs7 · Post by **gjs7** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:00 pm

How do you split the board, for playing live shows? For example if I want horns on one side, and piano on the other, how would I do this?

SanderXpander · Post by **SanderXpander** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:54 am

In combi mode, by setting the respective key ranges and transpositions.

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 11:10 am

I think the official term is Key Zones, you can find it in the Combi parameter (or maybe operational) guide.

billbaker · Post by **billbaker** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 1:02 pm

+ 1 to comments so far.

You have several options tho' for two or more sounds.

You could do a hard split (left and right), as you've outlined.

You could also layer the brass over the piano if you wanted to still hear the piano as the brass was playing -- you can adjust comparative volume.

But you could also do a cross-fade where the sound gradually changes from one to the other. Cross fades can be based on note range or velocity, but their principal use is to make transitions between sounds smoother.

You can also set a velocity threshold such that the horn/piano patch was piano up to velocity 124 (hard) then horns pop in.

Finally, you can also work out how to employ some or all of these techniques so that the combi you design suits your playing style as much as you adjust your playing style to perform using the combi.

BB